The latest carmaker to land in the diesel hot seat is Ford, who is facing a class-action lawsuit over the engines in its F-250 and F-350 Super Duty diesel pickups. The plaintiffs are accusing Ford of rigging the engines to beat emissions tests which, sadly, is a story we’ve heard over and over as automakers like Volkswagen and Fiat Chrysler battled their own allegations, in the past two...

The 2016 election makes future regulatory changes likely but hard to predict. These include both specific policy changes, like tweaks to the financial regulation of commodities markets, as well as more general patterns like a growing focus on cybersecurity.